 BSD24Tier 4Premium
join:2008-04-30
Middleboro, MA | reply to funchords
Re: Let's keep all DOCSIS 3.0 Discussion in this thread, please said by funchords:bsoft, If you could make the decision for your area, and swap Comcast's cable monopoly for one operated by another existing company that does things better, who would you choose and what are they doing better? (In short -- Is it Comcast or is it the monopoly factor?) Unlike Fios - Comcast has to upgrade networks, get rid of analog, and do some other changes to get closer to what Fios can offer. These changes take time and plenty of money. Can't wait to see how things go as things continue to change. |
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AVonGaussPremium
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | In all fairness, Verizon also had to do a fair amount of upgrades in the areas where they offer FiOS - some expensive ones I hear... |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | Are you talking about NY? |
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BSD24Tier 4Premium
join:2008-04-30
Middleboro, MA | reply to AVonGauss
said by AVonGauss:In all fairness, Verizon also had to do a fair amount of upgrades in the areas where they offer FiOS - some expensive ones I hear... It's a new system, they wanted to offer TV service, so they ran FTTH. If you want to think of it as a upgrade, its a upgrade to their network, and phone service, but not an upgrade for tv, since it is new to TV, and FIOS internet is technically brand new. |
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BSD24Tier 4Premium
join:2008-04-30
Middleboro, MA
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Thats also why they are an all-digital tv provider, you have to have a box for every tv, no cable direct. Comcast didn't abandon their network, instead they are upgrading. So its going to take time and money to do this, to basically catch up to what Fios is able to offer. Comcast still has plenty of Cable-Direct customers still feeding off of analog service. |
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